Things are always changing. Part of being successful here is being comfortable with not knowing what's going to happen.

The reason I like my job is that I have this desire to create. I have this desire to create things and build things, and Google has enabled me to build and create things and to build products that are used by people all over the globe.

As a kid growing up, this was sometimes a little bit intimidating to have a mom who was always, like, speaking up and always saying something that might be kind of controversial . . . . The thing I think that we got out of that that was really good was, like, we weren't afraid to make waves.

Let's face it: Engineering companies in general have more men than women. Google has tried really hard to recruit women. On the other hand, we have a standard. Google tries to recruit the best engineers.

From phones to cars to medicine, technology touches every part of our lives. If you can create technology, you can change the world.

Engineering is a jeans and hoodie culture, and sales is more formal.

Right now, offline and online are coming together because of smartphones.